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Senso-Ji Temple of Kinryu-zan | Ando Utagawa Hiroshige [Create]

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Tokyo's most revered temple, the Senso-ji Temple, was founded in AD 628 to enshrine a gold statuette of the Kannon Bodhisattva ( the Goddess of Mercy). According to legend this statue was found by two local fishermen. A huge incense burner at the front of the temple is said to have healing powers. The ginkgo trees still stand to the left of the approach, and they are so positioned as to make it appear that they are located in the middle of the path, just as Kiroshige depicted them in this close up view. This work forms part of the set: One hundred famous spots of Edo (in modern Tokyo).